vet

v.

"to submit (an animal) to veterinary care," 1891, from veterinarian. The colloquial sense of "subject to careful examination" (as of an animal by a veterinarian, especially of a horse before a race) is first attested 1904, in Kipling. Related: Vetted; vetting.

vet

vet

vet 1

modifier

: the vet producer of scouting plays

noun

A veteran, esp a former member of the armed forces: I'm a combat vet(1869+)

vet 2

modifier

Veterinary: the vet school

noun

A veterinarian (1862+)

verb

To examine closely; scrutinize critically: Random House plans a review of its procedures for ''vetting'' or checking a book prior to publication/ The hosts are a carefully vetted collection of bubble brains(1904+)

[verb sense fr the close examination of an animal by a veterinarian]

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.Cite This Source